Accounting at Western Governors University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. Of the 6,620 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Governors University in 2021, 1,183 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WGU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at WGU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
	1
	1
	1
	2
	3
	5
	29
	62
	104
	131
	138
	162
	256
	315
	453
	684

In 2021, 331 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WGU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WGU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at WGU is $50,280. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,183 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WGU, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WGU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	884
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	149

WGU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at WGU awarded 331 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WGU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	222
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

WGU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	1,514

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	14,070	$39,170
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Financial Managers	6,900	$110,750
Financial Analysts	2,900	$78,510
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.